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Analysis of Guitar

by Abby Caplin after May Swenson It’s aboutfingers,strings,frets,plucks,andstrums. Fingerspressstringsto neck,abovefrets.Otherhand’sfingers,or thumb,pluck andstrum. Sometimes fretfingers are weak, don’tpress hard enough (zzzz)or want to wobble and cry(wah-wah-wah-wah). Orthey pull the string to make          it ring. Strings stretch            across neck, wait             for finger to press              hard or make like             a hammer. Some-          times strings…

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The Penmen Profile: Fiction Writer Julie Buntin

by Rebecca LeBoeuf Julie Buntin debuted her first book, “Marlena: A Novel,” in April. Buntin explores weighty topics including love, addiction and loss in the lives of two teenage girls. “‘Marlena’ slayed me,” bestseller Anton DiSclafani said in response to the book. “Gorgeously written, with a sense of place so…

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Author Michael Alden Wants You to Get More

by Pamme Boutselis New author Michael Alden is the CEO and founder of Blue Vase Marketing. He has taken the lessons learned in his own hardscrabble climb to success and developed a book to help others move forward in their own lives. Alden’s book, “Ask More, Get More,” will be…

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